A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft

1. Who is the author of 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'?

A) Betty Friedan
B) Virginia Woolf
C) Mary Wollstonecraft
D) Simone de Beauvoir

2. In what year was 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' published?

A) 1800
B) 1815
C) 1789
D) 1792

3. Which societal institution does Wollstonecraft criticize?

A) Government
B) Marriage
C) Church
D) Education system

4. What did Wollstonecraft believe about the nature of women?

A) Women are not naturally inferior to men.
B) Women should aspire to be wives.
C) Women are naturally dependent.
D) Women are only suited for domestic life.

5. Which of the following did Wollstonecraft argue was necessary for virtue?

A) Reason
B) Wealth
C) Beauty
D) Nurturing skills

6. Wollstonecraft criticized which famous philosopher's ideas?

A) John Locke
B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
C) Immanuel Kant
D) Thomas Hobbes

7. What does Wollstonecraft believe about the relationship between education and virtue?

A) Education corrupts virtue.
B) Virtue is innate and does not require education.
C) Only men need education to be virtuous.
D) Education is essential for the development of virtue.

8. Wollstonecraft argues that if women were educated, they would be better:

A) Servants.
B) Wives only.
C) Daughters.
D) Mothers and citizens.

9. What does Wollstonecraft believe is the ideal outcome of her advocacy?

A) Improvement of society as a whole.
B) Isolation from society.
C) Rejection of marriage.
D) Subordination of men.

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